Mechanical movement



f Vrspeed to the other shaft.' I

Patented QNOV. 13, 1928.

,iinirnn sare PMN r orsi/cn!- Josisii s, erinnert, oii PROVIDENCE, RHODE isminn,

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT. f

Application led April 6',

This invention relates to improvements in mechanical movements; and has for its obj ect to provide mechanism 'by whichl obtain certain mechanical movements to be utilized for ypurposes for which it may be adapted, this` mechanism including a caml journal member mounted on and driven by a shaft, the working peripheral face of this journal memberv longitudinally disposed guide therein and in 4this casing is mounted a cylindrical cam ournal member which is fixed to a driving shaft and on this cam journal have mounted a double-bevel gearwhich serves to impart a.

rotating motion to a pinion mounted on a second shaft, whereby the rotation of either'of these shafts will rotate theother'in anl oppo site direction when the V'casing is held, or a combined unitary rotation of the casing with either shaft will transmit rotation atthe sam A furthei. object of the invent-ion is the provision of mechanismincluding a pinion vmounted on and slidablyleyed to the shaft to which is fixed the cam journal to provide a positive rotation of the casing andy the other shaft. f

A still further object of the invention is of a mechanism including a shaft, a camjournal mounted thereon, a means adapted tobe held against rotation and having an arcuately shaped longitudinally disposed guide groove therein, a means mounted on the cam ournal and having pins in engagement with said grooves, whereby rotation of said shaft willY f cause-said pins to oscillate, or an oscillating motion of said pins will transmit rotation to said shaft. f 4

With these and othei'objects in view, the invention consists of cert-ain novel features of construction as vwill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. v i

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of improved i928. serial No. ze? 979.

mechanism with one of the halves ofthe casing removed showing the mechanism.. 'as mountedtherein.V

Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation the cam journal member as mounted 011 two shafts. l. i f j Figure 3 is view of a portion of the double bevel `gear partly'in section andV partlyin detail showing y a trunnion as mounted thereonintermediatethe pins also mounted thereon. 'j .l

ln the usual clutch mechanism which uses a friction means in conjunction with a driv-l ing shaft` to rotate another shaft through a coi-operating casing, there isa .possibility'of a slippage between` said shafts, which would` cause a noncontinuous motion of the driven shaft at the same speed of the drivingvshaft, but` by myimproved mechanismthere is a positive continuous motion 'of "both shafts when being driven in the same direction, yet said shafts vare adapted to be driven at the tion vand the following is a detailed descripy tion of the present embodiment of my invention and'showing one construction of mechaj nism by which these advantageous results' may be accomplished -v llith reference'to the drawings, 10 desigiiates the casingcwhich may be4 cylindrical in cross sectionand preferably made in halvesA and thehalves secured together .by bolts passed through the holes 11 in the fianges 12 c which extendoutwardly fromsaid casi-ng and provided'therefor. The casing may have a Vsame or different speedsin an oppositedirecpartlyvsplierically shaped central opening, in l the upper and lower walls of whichIhave formed guide grooves 13 for the purpose vpresently described and theends ofthis cy lindrical casing are bored to receive the hubs ll-andfl of pinioiis 16, and 17 respectively?` whichV provide bearings one-for shaftv 18 and the other for shaft 19;. K l i y On the inner ends of these shafts .18 and-19 is mounted a camjjournal 21 which is` pro-v vided with'hubs 22 bored to receive the ends of said shafts 18 and 19, shaft 19 being keyed asjat 23 to this cam journal 21, Vwhilejthe end of shaft 18 `runs freely therein. cam journal also being providedv with annu- This l' lar flanges 21a formed integral therewith and 7 on the opposite end of thiscam journal I` have provided a disk member'fZl? fastened theretoV by bolts 21, said disk extending ra dially-beyond; the peripbery'fli this earn Y journal tojfprovide' flanges 2ld said flanges'lld and 2li`providing means to'prevent relative lateral Vmovement of the double bevel 'gear26 on said cam journal 21.-

This cam journal isset with its Working peripheral face at an angle to the aXis of the shaft on which it is mounted and on this cam journal I have mounted the lrub 25a" of the vdouble beveledv gear 2G Which is shown as 4being connected tothe casing through the "guide groove 15'and'thelpin27'fi1ed to the gear 2G whereby the gea-ris held against. ro- "it'atio'n' relatively'to the casing l0 but lis per- "nittd swinging ortwisting'rotary oscil- `lating motion at right angles to the axis of the shaft.` Pinion `gear 17 is shown as being V""Ijnoiinted f o'n and slidably "keyed to shaft fl9`and being provided with an elongated l'rubl' havingV a. slot to beengagedby the key 29; this hubalso being enlarged ad jacent its onterend'to providefaspool inem- "bei"V 305 i formed integral therewith and said lspoolhavingan'annular'groovefl to receive :'theipins`32 of" the operatin'g'lever `vvhich is'pivotally anchored `as at .fitto ananchor- "ing 'member provided therefor. On the "elongated hub 15 'of pinion 17 and intermejdiate saidpini'on'andfthe spool SUI -have formed t'he arm membersidwhich carrythe wiolle'rs 'which are'ada'pted to expand the I internalfriction eand which serves to ro- V `'tate thecasing-lvthrough shaft 19 when' del"sired,Wlriclrband `when inl normal positionis :adapted to permitthe casing l() toV beheld "against rotation by theexternal friction-band 20 Whicl'r is provided With a tongue member 37 pivotallyvconnected thereto `as at38 said f 'tongue member '37 -being connectedl to the operating leverv 33 through i the' connecting *member 39 'Wh-ichis pivotally connected to 4`said tongue member37"as at '4l and tof'said lleinenas at40. A e

When' shaft 19'n`d1cafmfj ournal 21Vare1`ro-V V'for the eamxyournai and its adgaeent structure,- or'a skeletonfrafmestructure, adapted 110Y tatefd andthe casing l() isheld against rotation* by'moviiig the operating handle ffthe "l'ver 3B infani endvvays direction away from Y r:the 'casingsaid leverfthroughfpins move *the Spool in'thef same directiony away from l-the casifng'and the-arms 34 remove the rollers gfromfthe internal friction band '86 which V"then relaxes or'contracts' to normal position and the pinion 17 is disengaged from 'the teeth .42 f the doublebevel gear'26, theen'divise l`motion of the lever 33 through the connecting l'nember'39 fand tongue member 37, causing "the external friction band 2O to tightly: grip ytheperipheral. surface ofl the casing 10,

"said stationary casingandrotating shaftand' f eamjournal causing the double bevel gear y2o "fvvhiehV is'mounted on =said Acam journal-` to' re- A ceive a Wabblin'g motion;thusfcausing the teeth 44 of 'this double bevel gearwvhich en- 'gaggefthe teeth` ofthe pinion 16 keyed tothe *shaft 18 vto'=ro'tate' this pinion l-in the opposite or reverse direction and through it drive "gearf26 the teeth 44 of which engagethe teeth offthe pinion 'i6 `keyed tothe shaft liSfto 80 positively'rotate this shaftlat tee same speed and in the saine direction. y

lillen the casing 10 isheld against*v rotation andthe `double bevel gear disengagedfrom the pinion' 17 and the rollers removed from engagement Witlr the internal friction band,

rotation of' either shaft yvillrotate the other in an opposite direction and cause the 'double bev el gear tol receive' av Wabblirrg` lmotion and thepin 27 to oscillate'in'the guide Agroove lland the trunnion 27 a' which is lined tosaid double bevel gear 'and extends in Va` direc-tion 'at right angles toi said pin27to'have'im# parted'.r thereto Va 'figure 8 Vmotionr-as illustrated by dot-dash lilies 27B-in `Figurel, or any oscillating motion of the' pin -27'i Will cause saidshats l-Siand gli)4 tolbe rotated simultarneously in oppositedirections and s'aid'trun'- 1ni`on-27atodescribe-'a'figure motion.' :My improved mechanical-movements are im) Y l extremely simple in construction and by their use a great variety of results not heretofore 'obtained may be readily produced.

By the term gear in the ep citicationand claims, I mean eitheragear With teeth or a gear blank,- or a construction which does notV have teeth cut thereon. Y Y Y Bythe term casing I mean an mclosure .to have mounted thereon and also therein 'suitably operated friction bands, 2O and '36 one to rotate and theother to-holdsaidcasing Eagainst rotation. Y

The foregoing description is directed solely toivards the constructionillustrated, but IA desireit `to be understood thatl i'ese'rvethe right and-privilege of'resorting-to fall the n'iechanieal:changes to which the Vdevice is 'susceptibleythe invention being 'defined anddeo limited only-*bythe claims.

=1.`fIn mechanical movements, a rotatable sectional'casing havingopposed aligned bear- 125 ings therein, internal arcuately shaped fguide grooves in said casing, a shaft journaledin said casing having-al cam journal `-ine`mber terms of the appended formed Yintegraltherewith or fixed thereto With Vits Working peripheral= face set on an journal,

angle to said shaft, atoothe'd'gear rotatably.v

mounted on said o urnal member and having means in engagement with Asaid groove to hold said O'ear aoains't rotation relative to said casing'but adapted to impart a unitary mo-` tion to said gear with said casing, an internal friction band mounted yin said casing, an operating lever and means associated there'- vvith slidably keyed to said shaft and'liaving means toexpand said friction bandto rotate said casing, an external frictioiibandmounted on saidy casing and connected tosaid o p-'A erating lever for holding said casing against rotation` a second shaft' journaled in said cas-v.

ing, a'pinioii geary xed to said lshaft lin engagement with said toothed gear to connectV said hafts, whereby rotation of said i shaft and cam journal member Vwhen said internal friction band is expanded will rotate the casing and other shaft in the saine directioinror when said casing is free from frictional en- 'y gagement With said internal friction yband'and held against rotation b v said. external friey tion band rotation of the shaft and pinion Willrotate the shaft and cam journal member in the opposite or reverse direction. 1 e 2. Ina Oneway clutch niechanism,a cylindrical casing, means torotate said casing, (zo-acting'bearings in said casing for holding two shafts in axial alignment, longitudinally disposed,A arcuatelv` shaped guide grooves in said casing, a shaftiin said casing, a. cylindrical cam journalfixed to 'said shaft withits engaged from said double bevel gear, means to .cause said gears to be engaged orv disengaged, a second shaft in said casing, a second inion in said casinoV said second inionbeiiig b? Q fixed to lsaid second shaftv and operativelvconnecting said shafts through saidgdouble bevel gear and cam journal when said casing is held,

vand 'rigidlyV 'connecting said 'shafts through said double bevel gear, said lirstpinion and said cam journal, vvhei'ebj7 rotation 'ofsaid' shaft and cam journal When said first pinion anddoubleloevel gear are inengagement Will ,y

rotate t-he casing and other shaft at the same speed in the-same direction, or,'vvith suitable arrangements-of angle lof adjustment and gear ratio between said secondpinion and said double bevel gear, rotation ofthe shaft 'and cani journal when said firstpinion and said double bevel gearfare'` disengaged does not rotate the easing or the other shaft.

3. In atWofvWa-y clutchiiiechanism, aV cylindrical casing, means to rotate said casing,

(zo-acting bearings. in said casing, longitudi nallydisposed arcuatelj7 shaped guide grooves in said casing, a shaft in said easing, acylindrical cani journal xed to saidshaft with its Working peripheralrface Aset on an angle to said shaft, a double bevel gear sli'dably and rotatably mounted on said cani journal, means to prevent relativelateral movement of said Agear on said camvjournal, ajpinin said gear engaging' said grooves for holdingsaid gear fromrotation vrelative to said casing but adaptedto'impart a. unitary motion to said gearivith vsaid casing, means for holding said easing against rotation, a. pinion gear 'slid-y v ably keyed to said shaftto be engaged With or disengaged from saidl doublegbevel gear,

meansrto cause "said gears to be engagedor disengagecha secondv slia-ftin said casing, a f

second pinion gear in v'said casing'said pinion gear being fixed to said second shaft and connecting said. shaft to said .first shaft through saidy double bevel gear'and said kcam'y jour-f nal, whereby rotation of either shaft vvlien said frstpinion gear is engaging said double' bevel gear, will rotatel theV easing and other "shaft in the samedirection', or-rotation of the shaft and cam' journal vvhenjsaid first pinion gear and doublebevel-gearare disengagedand the casing is held against rotation, `Vwill rotate the other shaft in the'fopposite or reverse direction. Y

t. In a clutch mechanism, asectionalA Casing'having internal longitudinallydisposed arcnatelyv shaped guide grooves thereiml i bearings'in said casing to hold two shafts inl axial alignment, a shaft insaid casing, a'ic'am journal fixed tor said shaft With its peripheral face setvon an 'means to rotate said, casing angle to said shaft, a double bevel gear rotatabljT mounted on said journal member, means to prevent relative'lateral movement ofsaid gear on said journal inember',-a pinin said gear in engagementl With said vgroove for holding said gear from rotati'on'relative to fsa-id veasing but adapted toimpa'rt agunitary motion tol said gearvvith said :casing n o u -b, means to hold said casing against rotation,

a pinion slidably keyed'to said shaft to be 'engaged'vvith or disengaged from said double beveled gear, an elongated hub xed to ysaid pinion having a spool member formed integral therewith, an annular groove in said i spool, arm`members lformed 1 integral with said hubfintermediate said pinion and said Y* spool, rollers carried `byl said arms, aninternal friction band mounted in said easing to be expanded by saidrollers,anexternal friction band mounted on vsaid casing, an op-" eratiiig lever pivotally connected at its lovver endL andliaving pins engaging said spool groove, means connecting said lever to ysaid external-friction band, a'second shaft insaid vcasing, a 'second pinion in saidjcasing iaoj fixedV to said second shaft, connecting said shaft to said first shaft, ,whereby rotation of eithershaft when iirst said pinion is engaging said double bevel'fgear will positively'.

rotate the casing-andthe other shaft in the same direction' at the saine speedforwith suitable arrangen'ientsofangles oi' adjust-. ment and gear ratio between said second pinion and said doublev beveled gear rotation of theshaftfand Cain journal when the Casing is held vagainst rotation and the said irst'pinion vand the double Abeveled gea 1 are disenj said Cam journal, means to prevent relative lateral motion of said gear on said cam oui'- na'l, means injsaid gear toprevent rotation of said gear` relative to said easing, a second shaft in said easing, afpinion fixed toY said shaft eonnectiiigsaid shaft to iirst sia-id` shaft, vwhereby with suitable arrangements 'of' gear ratios, without changing theV angle of adjustment, rotation of either shaft when i `the opposite shaft is held, wiil rotate theV Cas-V ing-at a different'y speed, the speed trans- 'mitted to said-Casing bysaid shaft and Camr journal vdiffer-,entiating the speed transmitted to'said casing by said shaft and pinion, ae-

' cording to said gear rat-ios. n .j 6;' In a mechanical 'overnent, a shaft, a

' Vroam journal fixed to said shaft withits peripheral faeefdiagonalv to the axis of said shaft,

a-toothed gear. rotatably mounted .on said journal, means jto prevent relative lateral vmotion ,of said gear on said journal, a second shaft, al pinion gear iixed to said shaft Connecting `said Vshaft 4tojtirst said shaft, a yeasing held against rotation having bearings to maintain said'sliafts in axial alignment and having Van areuately shaped Yguide groove therein, means toholdjsaid casing against -rotati.on,:a pin in said toothed gear in engagementk with said groove to, hold said gear from rotation, whereby withsuitable arrangements ofgear ratios without chang# ing the angle'ot` adjustment, rotation of either shaft will rotate the other shaft at a diiizeih vent speed inthe opposite diieotioiiand .im-

pai-t an oseiliatiiigmotion to said pin, or an o'soillating motion of saidrpin will transmit e sov rotation to'said shafts simultaneously in oppositedireetionsy at different speeds, according to said gear ratios and angleofadjustment; Y V 7. In aimechanical movement, a sliatthaving a'oam journalfixed thereto with its work- "member fixed eral taoe set on an' angie to said'sliaft, bear- A*shaft rotation.

ing peripheral tace set on an angle to the' axis of said shaft, a gear rotatably 'mounted' on said cam journal, means to preventv relative lateral motionot said gear on said cam journal, a casing held. against rotationland havin@ ooaotinff bearings to maintain said b b cv Vshaft in alignment therewith and having a' longitudinally disposed arouately shaped guide groove therein, means to hold said'eas-V ing against rotatiomapinV ixed in said gear in engagement Y with said `guide groove to gear i fixed to said, gear extending outwardly from said 0rear at right angles to said` sliaftjand 'said pin, wliei'ebyrotation oi' said shaft and Cain journal will cause said vgear tov .wabble andinipart an oscillating motion to said' pin and a i'igure iiiotio'n to said truiinion, or an oscillating motion oi said pin will rotate said shaft and oausesaid gear to wabbleandimpart a 8 motion to said trumiion.

8. In a,nieohnicalmovement, a-'shaft Ahav-V againstrotation, a! trunnionl gagement with said guide groove to holdl Asaid gear against rotation, a trunniontixed to said gear extending outwardly from said gear at right angles to said' shaft and'said pin, whereby an, oscillating motion of said pin'will rotate said shaft and cause said gear said trnnnion. i

ing having an arouately shaped guide groove loof to wabble and imparta figure 8 motion v'to 'i therein, means to hold said easing against rotation, a shaft in said easing, a-cam journal to 'said shaft/with 'its periphings in said oasino'ito maintain said shaft and easing inl alignment, a' vtoothed t gearflooselj7 v,mounted on said journal men'iber, means to kprevent relative lateral motion .of said gear on said journal member, a l pin .fixed to said gear to engage saidguide groove, av pinion said pinion andt-oothed gear are' in engage -V ment, or when said vpinion and toothed gear Yare, disengaged, said` easing maybe rotated or held against Vrotation independent'of said l0.. In a reduotioni'gearing, awstationary 'casing or kgear box having` C oaeting bearings to maintain twoshaits in axial alignment and gear slidably keyed to said shaft, means `to liill iso 1,691,644 l v 3 y1 y 5 having internal longitudinally disposed arcuately shaped guide grooves therein, means to maintain said box stationary, ashaft in said gear box, a cam ournal member mount-ed on and fixed to said shaft with its working peripheral face set on an angle to said shaft, a toothed gear loosely mounted on said journal member, means to prevent relative lateral movement of said gear on said journal member, a pin fixed to said gear in engagement with said groove to hold said gear against rotation, a second sha t in said gear box, a pinion gear fixed to said shaft connecting said shaft to said first shaft through said toothed gear and lsaid journal member, whereby with suitable arrangements of gear ratios and angle of adjustment, rotation of said shaft and cam journal member will rotate the vother shaft at any desired reduced speed according to saidgear ratio and angle of adjustment.

l1. In a mechanical movement, a rotatably mounted casing having longitudinally disposed arouately shaped guide grooves there-k in, bearings in Is aid casingto hold two shafts in axial alignment, a shaft journal'ed in said casing having a cam journal member formed integral therewith or fixed thereto with itsV working peripheral face set on an angle to said shaft, a double bevel gear slidably andV rotatably' mounted on said journal member, means iii said gear in engagement with said grooves to hold said gear from rotation relative to f said casing but adapted to impart a unitary motion to said casing with said gear, a pinion gear slidablyl keyed to said shaft to be engaged with or disengaged from said double gear, an operating lever and means associated therewith to cause said pinion to be engaged with or disengaged from said double gear, a second shaft in said casing, a`

second pinion gear fixed to said shaft connecting said shaft to said first shaft through said double bevel gear and said first. pinion gear, whereby when said hrst shaft and cam journal member is rotated an endwise motion of said lever toward the casing will' cause said first pinion to engage the said double gear and positively rotate the casing andthe other shaft, or an endwise movement `of said lever away from said casingwill disengage said first pinion and double bevel gear and rotation of either shaft when said first pinion and double bevel gear are disengaged and the opposite shaft held against rotation, will rotate the casing at a'speed in the same direction according to the gear ratio of said double bevel gear and said second pinion meshing therewith. j y

l2. ln mechanical movements, a rotatably mounted casing having guide grooves there,

motion to said vcasing withsaid gear, means to hold said casing against rotation, a pinion gear slidably fixed to said shaft to be engaged with or disengaged from said double bevel gear, an internal friction band' mounted in said casing, means to prevent relative longif tudinal movement of said band insaid casing,

Aan operating lever and means associated therewith to cause said band to be expanded and said pinion to be engaged with or disengaged from said double bevel gear, a second shaft journaled in said casing, a pinion gear fixed to said second shaft connecting said shaft to said first shaft through said double bevel gear, said cani journal member and said first pinion gear, whereby an endwise movenient of said operating lever and its associated structure when the shaft and cam jour nal member are rotated will rotate said casing and other shaft through said internal friction band, and further endwise movement ofsaid lever will cause said first pinion gear to engagel the double bevel gear and positively rotate said casing and the other shaft at they same lspeed as said shaft and cam journal member, or rotation of either shaft when said first piniongear and said double bevel gearv are disengaged and said internal lfriction band in normal position andthe opposite shaft is held against rotation, will rotate the casing ata speed in the same direction according tothe gear ratio of said double bevel gear and saidv second. pinion gear meshingl therewith.;v j l ,y

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature.

Josnrn s. oceaan.y j 

